GTAEF Helping Elephants

31/07/2026

This we honour the guardians of a changing planet! From the teams of Wildlife Alliance rangers we fund on the 18,000ha surrounding Cardamom Tented Camp to the teams in our project area on the Freeland frontline to all the brave men & women around the world enduring hardship & risking their lives so the next generation may know nature & the planet remain habitable.

28/07/2026

Great work Nong Papang, using science, youth and enthusiasm to revive mahout knowledge:

A 17-year-old Bangkok student blends traditional Thai herbs and biochemistry to fix a mineral deficiency threatening 200 domesticated elephants in Surin

21/07/2026

How that hearing actually works:

Researchers may have uncovered the mechanisms behind elephants’ long-distance communication through ground vibrations: large and heavy ears and ear canals that

16/07/2026

Anantara telling the world what we already know!

07/07/2026

Everyone loves the wet season: Rainy day & fresh mud bring out baby elephant shenanigans in a very adult elephant!

08/06/2026

Since 2014 we have funded the Ranger team on an 18,000ha forest concession in Botum Sakor National Park in Cambodia. Since about 2020 it seems some wild elephants have been living with us year round as opposed ‘just’ using us as a corridor. We leave them to themselves, but they sometimes leave us calling cards & when they do the rangers let us know. To see the forest & help keep the eles safe please visit .

25/04/2026

Some heroes don’t wear capes, they carry stethoscopes and speak the language of elephants.

This World Veterinary Day, we honor Dr. Nissa, whose quiet care ensures our gentle giants are safe, understood, and deeply loved.

Through her dedication, every elephant is not only cared for, but truly seen. And in caring for them, she helps protect something greater, the delicate balance between animals, people, and the world we all share. 🐘💚

31/03/2026

An elephant's trunk is its super power & its cheat code. To know there are fruits in the car and then to, so easily, get to them:

31/03/2026

Increased air pollution increases the stress elephants feel, this is line with other species - including humans who increase levels of antisocial behaviour and violent crime in times of high pollution. They do seem to have a rare (unique?) coping mechanism to prevent the DNA damage from long term exposure that we do not (if I understand the paper properly):

Abstract. Asian elephants, an iconic flagship species, are increasingly exposed to seasonal pollution and ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) due to la

27/03/2026

Luckily baby elephants aren't required to be held out of their element to draw their first breath, but if they were....

The episode, involving a group of s***m whales, adds to evidence that humans aren’t the only species that gets some form of assistance during and after delivery.